egocentric
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Man or woman, Morris remained imperious, snobbish and egocentric.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Veronika's tool use is directed at her own body, which is known as egocentric tool use.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Skarsgård plays egocentric concert director Johannes Godwin, who has been hired to film Charli’s “Brat” show and who has some dominating ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
And Achillia’s arc captures all that, dropping her into a den of desperate and egocentric men who, at best, want nothing to do with her.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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